Riffing with Intervals and Power Chords
In metal and progressive rock, there is no more classic sound than that of the humble power chord. And power…
Reflection 11.2: Accessibility
After a long hiatus due to a particularly dense stretch of assignments and projects in the teacher program, I’m back!…
Scales
After playing bass guitar for over half of my life, I’ve only really learned two scales: the major and natural…
Reflection 10.19: PSII
Last week we had Jeff Hopkins in to speak about his innovative secondary school PSII. The Pacific School of Innovation…
Reflection 10.12: Assessment
During my Wednesday school visits, I’ve noticed that there are far more modes of assessment than when I went to…
Making Riffs
After practicing my chords I’m finally ready to share some riffs I’ve made! The first uses the following “chord” progression….
Apps for Education and Virtual Reality
Apps for Education A positive side effect of the emergence of mobile phones is their ability to be used as…
Reflection 9.29: Social Media and Privacy
Social Media As of a few weeks ago, social media has been under fire for alleged the use of algorithms…
Similarities between guitar and bass guitar theory
Similarities Since I’ve been playing bass guitar for over half of my life, it seemed like a good idea to…
Reflection 9.22: Copyright, Left, and Free Inquiry
Copyright Being presented with the monumental task of creating an educational blog, I was faced with many questions. Most of…